MDCH invites public to comment on Title V block grant application

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Jul 8, 2014 at 1:37 PMJul 8, 2014 at 1:37 PM

The Michigan Department of Community Health is inviting the public to comment on the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant application.MDCH annually opens the application for comment and then submits it to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for funding of services for pregnant women, mothers, children and children with special health care needs.The application includes the identification of 10 state priorities, a plan for services for the period of Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, 2015, and a report about services provided in 2013.Title V of the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended, provides funding to states to improve the health of mothers and children and requires that each state conducts a needs assessment every five years.For information: michigan.gov.